《奥吉·马奇历险记》中的旅行叙事与双重文化隐喻

The Journey Narrative in The Adventures of Augie March and Its Metaphor of Double Culture

美国犹太作家索尔·贝娄始终是批评界关注的重点,然而其作品中的旅行叙事却始终受到批评家的忽视。本文选取贝娄的《奥吉·马奇历险记》作为研究对象,探讨作品中主人公的旅行行为、旅行空间以及旅行载体,揭示犹太流散文化与美国旅行文化的同构性与差异性。本文认为,《奥吉·马奇历险记》继承了犹太历史上的流散性旅行文化,但是在表现主人公奥吉流浪性旅行的同时,作品也揭示了美国犹太移民在美国享乐主义和物质至上的主流文化大背景下对自我传统文化的审视、选择与回归。

Although Saul Bellow has invited considerable critical attention, the journey narrative in his novels is often ignored. Focusing on The Adventures of Augie March, this article studies the protagonist’s picaresque travel, including the space he traverses and the vehicles he takes, to reveal the similarities and differences between Jewish diasporic culture and American travel culture. The article argues that this novel inherits Jewish diasporic travel culture and reveals how the Jewish immigrants understand, internalize and return to their traditional culture despite the prevalence of money worship and hedonism within American mainstream culture.